Monday, November 16, 2009

Turn a TV video in to a Video OUT?

My TV doesn't have a Video Out and I wanted to use a capture card I bought to capture the video from the TV to my computer (its a USB capture Card) but I don't have a Video Out OR a s-video out, is their such a device to turn a video in to a video out?PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND IF you are going to suggest getting a capture card for a computer and record the video on the TV that way cause I don't want to watch TV on a small monitor rather than a big tv.

Turn a TV video in to a Video OUT?
The FACT of the matter is, you cannot convert ANY input into an output....nor can you ADD an output to a TV set without some serious Electical Engineering....





First, you need a STABLE Power supply....then you need a Video buffer and amp....Then you need to find a place to connect it and then BALANCE the Audio and Video signals properly so that they are at the proper voltages/levels....





And believe me, you won't find standalone Video amps just sitting in a store (internet or otherwise)





So go get one of those 1001 Electrical experimenter's Kit's and look for a 6Mhz Wideband Amp and an Audio signal amp setup in it....Then get 2 of these kits....one for audio and one for Video.....





Then hope to God your TV signal is well isolated, if you PULL that signal down or you don't ISOLATE IT, you could blow your Video or Audio amps in the TV set.....
Reply:If you are saying that you want to watch T.V. on your computer, than a "capture" card with a coaxial input (a standard cable input) is all you need.





There is no way to change a video in to a video out, it just doesn't work like that.
Reply:The cheapest option is buy a capture card with a HDTV tuner.
Reply:Yes there is such a cable.





In Australis there is a connection that goes into the AV Input.


This device has a switch on it that allows you to convert the AV Input to an Output and vice-versa.





I use one of these at my house to run my Foxtel (Pay-TV) and my DVD/VCR recorder.





Just hunt around your local electronic shops until you find it.


The one I use came in the box with the DVD/VCR combo unit when I bought it.


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